Light at the end of the channel: Optical manipulation of intrinsic neuronal excitability with chemical photoswitches
Ion channels are transmembrane proteins that control the movement of ions across the cell membrane. They are the molecular machines that make neurons excitable by enabling the initiation and propagation of action potentials. Rapid signaling within and between neurons requires complex molecular proce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2013.00005/full |